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| Director: | Bruce Geller |
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| Writer: | James D. Buchanan, Ronald Austin |
| Staring: |
| A master thief and his drug-addicted partner teach two aspiring crooks how to steal wallets. | |
| Release Date: | Sep 23, 1973 |
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| Director: | Bruce Geller |
| Writer: | James D. Buchanan, Ronald Austin |
| Genres: | Comedy, Drama, Crime |
| Keywords | pickpocket |
| Production Companies | United Artists |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 09, 2025 Entered: Apr 30, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| James Coburn | Harry |
| Michael Sarrazin | Ray Haulihan |
| Trish Van Devere | Sandy Coletto |
| Walter Pidgeon | Casey |
| Michael C. Gwynne | Fence |
| Tony Giorgio | 1st Detective |
| Michael Stearns | 2nd Detective |
| Susan Mullen | Francine |
| Duane Bennett | Salesman |
| Stanley Bolt | Mr. Bates |
| Barry Grimshaw | Bellboy |
| Mike Reynolds | |
| Harry Klekas | |
| Coleman Creel | |
| Joe Sawyers | |
| Michael Kriss | |
| Beverly Rowland |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Arthur Hilton | Editor |
| Gary Shaffer | Casting |
| Bernie Pollack | Costume Design |
| Lee Wenner | Production Secretary |
| Susan Germaine | Hairstylist |
| Michael Hancock | Makeup Artist |
| Ric Rondell | Production Manager |
| James D. Buchanan | Screenplay |
| Ronald Austin | Screenplay |
| Bruce Geller | Director |
| Lalo Schifrin | Original Music Composer |
| Fred J. Koenekamp | Director of Photography |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Alan Godfrey | Associate Producer |
| Alden Schwimmer | Executive Producer |
| Bruce Geller | Producer |
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Great 70's flick... I caught this movie last night on TCM while channel-surfing around...I have always been a big fan of James Coburn and had never seen this(I was born the year, 1973,before it came out). It was a really neat little flick about pickpockets from different generations working toget ... her...it is almost like a time capsule watching the places, fashions, and particulars from that era. The story was engaging and it was well-shot;the acting was also good from all four principals(Coburn, Pidgeon, Sarrazin, and Van de Vere). I tend to agree with several of the posters in that this movie probably could not be made today, or it would be a direct to video affair. Character studies and dialogue driven movies are almost niche films by some of todays standards. All in all, if you are a film fan it is definitely worth checking out(if just for the contrasts in styles from the mid 60's/late 70's to today:)